Copic Markers: Various Ink, Copic Ink, or Copic Refills- What’s the difference?

Copic Markers: Various Ink, Copic Ink, or Copic Refills- What’s the difference?

“What’s the difference between Various Ink and Copic Refills?”

Sometimes people will say “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” and then snicker when you question something obvious to insiders.

Various versus Refill isn’t a stupid question! It’s an excellent question. For many years, people have been blogging and making videos using the terms interchangeably. Now for the first time in history, there’s an actual difference!

Some bottles of ink say “Copic Ink” and some bottles say “Various Ink”. Is there a difference?

Let’s look closer at what’s going on.

Copic Markers: How Many Colors Does Copic Make? (Beware!)

Copic Markers: How Many Colors Does Copic Make? (Beware!)

“Why is it impossible to find some Copic Marker colors?” a student asked recently. She’s been waiting for years on some colors. Years? That’s weird. Shelves are pretty flush right now; what can’t she find?

Then it hit me— her Copic chart doesn’t match her favorite marker style.

She’s looking for Copics which do not exist.

So let’s clear this up, before you get confused too…